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Acts 3:10

And they knew that it was he which sat for alms at the Beautiful gate of the temple: and they were filled with wonder and amazement at that which had happened unto him.

KJV

ἐπεγίνωσκον δὲ αὐτὸν ὅτι αὐτὸς ἦν ὁ πρὸς τὴν ἐλεημοσύνην καθήμενος ἐπὶ τῇ ὡραίᾳ πύλῃ τοῦ ἱεροῦ, καὶ ἐπλήσθησαν θάμβους καὶ ἐκστάσεως ἐπὶ τῷ συμβεβηκότι αὐτῷ.

Greek NT

Cognoscebant autem illum, quod ipse erat qui ad eleemosynam sedebat ad Speciosam portam templi : et impleti sunt stupore et extasi in eo quod contigerat illi.

Vulgate

and they took knowledge of him, that it was he that sat for alms at the Beautiful Gate of the temple; and they were filled with wonder and amazement at that which had happened unto him.

ASV

And they knew him, that it was he who sat begging alms at the Beautiful gate of the temple: and they were filled with wonder and amazement at that which had happened to him.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

18 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
θάμβος
thambos
noun · 3×
κάθημαι
kathemai
verb · 89×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
πλήθω
pletho
verb · 24×
πρός
pros
preposition · 697×
πύλη
pule
noun · 10×
συμβαίνω
sumbaino
verb · 8×
ἐλεημοσύνη
eleemosune
noun · 13×
ἐπί
epi
preposition · 888×
ἐπιγινώσκω
epiginosko
verb · 44×
ἔκστασις
ekstasis
noun · 7×
ἱερόν
ieron
noun · 72×
o
article · 19778×
ὅτι
oti
conjunction · 1299×
ὡραῖος
oraios
adjective · 4×

Textual variants

2 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

minor
SBLGNT: δὲ | WH/Treg/NIV: δὲ | RP: τε
  • δὲSBLGNT
  • δὲWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • τεRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
minor
SBLGNT: οὗτος | WH/Treg/RP: οὗτος | NIV: αὐτὸς
  • οὗτοςSBLGNT
  • οὗτοςWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Robinson-Pierpont
  • αὐτὸςReader's GNT (NA27)
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Kgs 6:3 — And the porch before the temple of the house, twenty cubits was the length thereof, according to the breadth of the house; and ten cubits was the breadth thereof before the house.
  • Acts 3:2 — And a certain man lame from his mother’s womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple;
  • John 5:20 — For the Father loveth the Son, and sheweth him all things that himself doeth: and he will shew him greater works than these, that ye may marvel.
  • John 9:3 — Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.
  • Luke 9:43 — And they were all amazed at the mighty power of God. But while they wondered every one at all things which Jesus did, he said unto his disciples,
  • Luke 9:43 — And they were all amazed at the mighty power of God. But while they wondered every one at all things which Jesus did, he said unto his disciples,
  • Mark 5:42 — And straightway the damsel arose, and walked; for she was of the age of twelve years. And they were astonished with a great astonishment.